,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,jolly introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d titles ,,ii 
& ,,xvi ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide = treatm5t ( disability rat$ &  
c]tifi$ z total by ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs z disability =        
purposes ( su* titles4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an       
,disability ,rat+ ,p>ity ,act4  #b4     
,treatm5t ( s]vice-connect$ disability  
rat$ & c]tifi$ z total by ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs z disability =        
purposes ( title ,,ii ( ! ,social       
,security ,act  7a7 ,disability =       
purposes ( entitlem5t to disability     
insurance b5efits & o!r b5efits bas$ on 
disability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section      
#bbc7;d7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#g7     
7,a7 ,not)/&+ ! prec$+ provisions ( ?is 

subsection1 any individual :o has a     
s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs z total = 
purposes ( b5efits "u *apt] #aa ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & pres5ts     
writt5 c]tification ( su* rat+          
det]m9ation to ! ,commission] ( ,social 
,security %all be deem$ to be "u a      
disability 7)9 ! mean+ ( ! prec$+       
p>agraphs ( ?is subsection7 = ea* mon?--
  7i7 beg9n+ ) ! mon? dur+ :i* su*      
c]tification is pres5t$ to !            
,commission]1 &  7ii7 end+ ) ! e>li] (--
  7,i7 any mon? dur+ :i* c]tification is
 made to ! ,commission] pursuant to     
subp>agraph 7,b7 t su* s]vice-connect$  
disability has ceas$1 or  7,,ii7 any    
mon? dur+ :i* ! ,commission] det]m9es1  
subject to subp>agraph 7,c71 t su*      
individual is able to engage 9          
sub/antial ga9ful activity4  7,b7 ,9 any
 case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs det]m9es t an individual :o has
 be5 det]m9$ by su* ,secret>y to be     
totally disabl$ = purposes ( b5efits "u 

*apt] #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 & ) respect to :om a c]tification
 has be5 made to ! ,commission] pursuant
 to subp>agraph 7,a7 t su* individual   
has ceas$ to be s disabl$1 su* ,secret>y
 %all promptly c]tify to ! ,commission] 
su* ,secret>y's det]m9ation t su*       
individual has ceas$ to be s disabl$4   
7,c7 ,any det]m9ation by ! ,commission] 
"u subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 %all be   
made on ! basis ( evid5ce ( e>n+s1 )\t  
consid]ation ( any evid5ce ( m$ical     
recov]y4  7,d7 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all
 be con/ru$ to preclude a det]m9ation "u
 ?is title t an individual :o is n deem$
 to be "u a disability "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 is "u a disability 7)9 ! mean+ ( ! 
prec$+ p>agraphs ( ?is subsection74     
7,e7 ,! ,commission] ( ,social ,security
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all 
ent] into su* arrangem5ts z are necess>y
 & appropriate = purposes ( c>ry+ out ! 
provisions ( ?is p>agraph4  4  7#b7 ,o!r
 b5efits bas$ on disability  7,a7       
,*ild's insurance b5efits ,section      

#bjb7;d77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#djb7;d77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,"u regulations ( !
 ,commission] ( ,social ,security1 !    
provisions ( section #bbc7;d77#g7 %all  
apply ) respect to b5efits "u ?is       
section 7& det]m9ations ( disability    
made = purposes ( det]m9ations (        
entitlem5t to su* b5efits7 9 ! same     
mann] & to ! same ext5t z su* provisions
 apply ) respect to b5efits "u section  
#bbc 7& det]m9ations ( disability made =
 purposes ( det]m9ations ( entitlem5t to
 b5efits "u section #bbc744  7,b7       
,wid['s insurance b5efits ,section      
#bjb7;e77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#djb7;e77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,"u regulations ( !
 ,commission] ( ,social ,security1 !    
provisions ( section #bbc7;d77#g7 %all  
apply ) respect to b5efits "u ?is       
section 7& det]m9ations ( disability    
made = purposes ( det]m9ations (        
entitlem5t to su* b5efits7 9 ! same     
mann] & to ! same ext5t z su* provisions

 apply ) respect to b5efits "u section  
#bbc 7& det]m9ations ( disability made =
 purposes ( det]m9ations ( entitlem5t to
 b5efits "u section #bbc744  7,c7       
,wid[]'s insurance b5efits ,section     
#bjb7;f77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#djb7;f77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,"u regulations ( !
 ,commission] ( ,social ,security1 !    
provisions ( section #bbc7;d77#g7 %all  
apply ) respect to b5efits "u ?is       
section 7& det]m9ations ( disability    
made = purposes ( det]m9ations (        
entitlem5t to su* b5efits7 9 ! same     
mann] & to ! same ext5t z su* provisions
 apply ) respect to b5efits "u section  
#bbc 7& det]m9ations ( disability made =
 purposes ( det]m9ations ( entitlem5t to
 b5efits "u section #bbc744  7b7        
,det]m9ations ( p]iods ( disability     
,section #baf7;i7 ( su* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #daf7;i77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7  7,a7
 ,not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 & 7#c71 
any individual :o has a s]vice-connect$ 

disability rat$ by ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs z total = purposes (  
b5efits "u *apt] #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 & pres5ts writt5         
c]tification ( su* rat+ det]m9ation to !
 ,commission] ( ,social ,security %all  
be deem$ to be "u a disability 7)9 !    
mean+ ( p>agraph 7#a77 = ea* mon?--  7i7
 beg9n+ ) ! mon? dur+ :i* su*           
c]tification is pres5t$ to !            
,commission]1 &  7ii7 end+ ) ! e>li] (--
  7,i7 any mon? dur+ :i* c]tification is
 made to ! ,commission] pursuant to     
subp>agraph 7,b7 t su* s]vice-connect$  
disability has ceas$1 or  7,,ii7 any    
mon? dur+ :i* ! ,commission] det]m9es1  
subject to subp>agraph 7,c71 t su*      
individual is able to engage 9          
sub/antial ga9ful activity4  7,b7 ,9 any
 case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs det]m9es t an individual :o has
 be5 det]m9$ by su* ,secret>y to be     
totally disabl$ = purposes ( b5efits "u 
*apt] #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 & ) respect to :om a c]tification

 has be5 made to ! ,commission] pursuant
 to subp>agraph 7,a7 t su* individual   
has ceas$ to be s disabl$1 su* ,secret>y
 %all promptly c]tify to ! ,commission] 
su* ,secret>y's det]m9ation t su*       
individual has ceas$ to be s disabl$4   
7,c7 ,any det]m9ation by ! ,commission] 
"u subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 %all be   
made on ! basis ( evid5ce ( e>n+s1 )\t  
consid]ation ( any evid5ce ( m$ical     
recov]y4  7,d7 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all
 be con/ru$ to preclude a det]m9ation "u
 ?is title t an individual :o is n deem$
 to be "u a disability "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 is "u a disability 7)9 ! mean+ (   
p>agraph 7#a774  7,e7 ,! ,commission] ( 
,social ,security & ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ent] into su*    
arrangem5ts z are necess>y & appropriate
 = purposes ( c>ry+ out ! provisions (  
?is p>agraph4  4  #c4 ,treatm5t (       
disability rat$ & c]tifi$ z total by !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs z         
disability = purposes ( title ,,xvi ( ! 
,social ,security ,act ,section         

#afad7;a77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;c7a77#c77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,k7 ,9    
mak+ det]m9ations ) respect to          
disability "u ?is title1 ! provisions ( 
section #bbc7;d77#g7 %all apply 9 ! same
 mann] z !y apply to det]m9ations (     
disability "u title ,,ii4  4  #d4       
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all apply ) respect to            
det]m9ations ( disability 9 connection )
 applications = b5efits or p]iods (     
disability fil$ or p5d+ on or aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4